12 pages seems like a lot of unnecessary drama for something that may not even materialise. Maybe everyone could just stop for a second, read the thread title one more time and pay close attention to the "if" part of it. If UASF make their altcoin, then Bitmain make their altcoin.
I'm not the biggest fan of 148, 149 is probably better, and I would prefer 141 most of all.
But maybe you should quit your "impartial voice of reason" routine, as you're showing pretty obvious bias to be suggesting that BIP148 activation would be equivalent to an altcoin launch. It's not necessarily "the actual Bitcoin" either, but if you were really as impartial as you paint yourself as, you would be saying it's really a subjective matter, and not the black and white unnuanced "altcoin" you're decreeing it as, it's more complicated than your simplistic presentation.
You can't affect what becomes the "Bitcoin chain" either now or in the future, it's for the users as a whole to decide. So, I know the air is a little thin up there in the clouds amongst the other gods, but take some advice: come back down to earth with the rest of the mortals. You're drunk on the lack of oxygen getting to your brain
There's obviously an element of "wait and see", as the situation could change. Maybe it is too premature to dismiss it as an altcoin already. But as things currently stand, I just don't see 148 getting the support it needs to survive, let alone have any kind of claim over the Bitcoin mantle. Plus, if my bias is telling, it's because I do think it's a pretty dumb idea, heh. I can't be impartial enough to pretend otherwise. If things change soon, then sure, maybe 148 has a chance and
then we can all go into meltdown over "Bitmaincoin". But if 148 continues on its current course, it's en route to Altcoinville.
I mean, let's be honest, all of these companies listed on uasf.co and chek2fire's
uneccessarily large image pledging "support" for 148 aren't exactly putting resources on the line to make it happen. Much in the same way that I pledge "support" for my friends and loved ones to win the lottery if they're silly enough to waste their money on it. It's pretty hollow and meaningless stuff.
Maybe there's some elaborate plan for a whole bunch of nodes to start signalling in unison in the closing stages, so it looks like some sort of snowball effect, but I can't help but think they would have started by now if that were the case. Particularly considering the opportunity created by Bitmain's announcement, potentially giving proponents of UASF a kick up the backside to spur them into action. But action doesn't seem to materialise. Most of the "support" is verbal, or the written equivalent at least. Hence cheerleading from the sidelines. That alone isn't sufficient to create a viable fork.
In short, less talk, more nodes and some hashpower plz.
